Altered States of Consciousness in the Somatic Medicine

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Course director

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 0 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 24 hours

total of: 24 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OSF-MTS-T
  • 2 kredit
  • Dentistry
  • Optional modul
  • both
Prerequisites:

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Course headcount limitations

min. 5 – max. 15

Topic

The aim of the course is to provide insight for the students about the possible types and causes of altered states of consciousness in the somatic medicine. The newest genetic and imaging studies bring medicine nearer to a deeper level understanding of consciousness, while the experiences gained from the medical practice gives us useful support in recognizing that the impact of illnesses, fears and hospital surroundings make the patients more sensitive to the statements of doctors. Utilizing these knowledge can provide optimalization for the doctor-patient communication, thus creating more understanding and a better healing surrounding, which can lead to a greater satisfaction and faster rehabilitation between patients.

Lectures

Practices

Seminars

  • 1. Altered states of consciousness, types and definitions - Trixler Dániel
  • 2. Altered states of consciousness, types and definitions - Trixler Dániel
  • 3. Hypnosis and suggestions - Trixler Dániel
  • 4. Hypnosis and suggestions - Trixler Dániel
  • 5. Placebo and nocebo - Trixler Dániel
  • 6. Placebo and nocebo - Trixler Dániel
  • 7. Anxiety, fears and coping strategies - Trixler Dániel
  • 8. Anxiety, fears and coping strategies - Trixler Dániel
  • 9. Illness awareness and illness processing - Trixler Dániel
  • 10. Illness awareness and illness processing - Trixler Dániel
  • 11. The psychology of pain - Trixler Dániel
  • 12. The psychology of pain - Trixler Dániel
  • 13. Non-pharmacological pain therapy - Trixler Dániel
  • 14. Non-pharmacological pain therapy - Trixler Dániel
  • 15. Dissociation, definitions and adaptive forms - Trixler Dániel
  • 16. Dissociation, definitions and adaptive forms - Trixler Dániel
  • 17. Altered consciousness while suffering loss - Trixler Dániel
  • 18. Altered consciousness while suffering loss - Trixler Dániel
  • 19. Rapport building situations in the medical praxis - Trixler Dániel
  • 20. Rapport building situations in the medical praxis - Trixler Dániel
  • 21. Involvement of the healer: empathy and burnout - Trixler Dániel
  • 22. Involvement of the healer: empathy and burnout - Trixler Dániel
  • 23. Summary - Trixler Dániel
  • 24. Summary - Trixler Dániel

Reading material

Obligatory literature

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Literature developed by the Department

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Notes

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Recommended literature

Varga K. (ed.): Beyond the Words: Communication and Suggestion in Medical Practice, ELTE Eötvös Press, Budapest, 2011

James, U.: Clinical Hypnosis Textbook: A Guide for Practical Intervention, Radcliffe Publishing Ltd, Oxford, 2010

Kroger, W. S.: Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis in Medicine, Dentistry and Psychology, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA, 2008

Cardena, E., Winkelman, M. (eds.): Altering Consciousness: Multidisciplinary Perspectives. Volume 1: History, Culture, and the Humanities. Volume 2: Biological and Psychological Perspectives, Praeger Publishers, Santa Barbara, CA, 2012

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Órai részvét

Mid-term exams

- nincs

Making up for missed classes

Should be discussed with the course tutor in each individual case.

Exam topics/questions

- Beadandó dolgozat.

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

  • Trixler Dániel